Does type 1 diabetes increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality compared to type 2 diabetes in a Korean population?
Type 1 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality compared to type 2 diabetes in the Korean population.
In Korea, the presence of diabetes was associated with a higher hazard of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death. Specifically, people with type 1 diabetes had a higher hazard of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality compared to people with type 2 diabetes.
Lee et al. (Sat,) studied this question.